diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/animationextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/animationextensions.cpp
index 347bbca56..e737d8ea1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/animationextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/animationextensions.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ namespace MWScript
                 {
                     MWWorld::Ptr ptr = R()(runtime);
 
+                    if (!ptr.getRefData().isEnabled())
+                        return;
+
                     std::string group = runtime.getStringLiteral (runtime[0].mInteger);
                     runtime.pop();
 
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@ namespace MWScript
                 {
                     MWWorld::Ptr ptr = R()(runtime);
 
+                    if (!ptr.getRefData().isEnabled())
+                        return;
+
                     std::string group = runtime.getStringLiteral (runtime[0].mInteger);
                     runtime.pop();